So I went to my local market, and bought some thick-sliced country bread. But when I got home, I realized that my early morning brilliance did not take into account the fact that French toast requires stale bread, not fresh bread, which will yield a soggy mess. Luckily, I have a trick that enables you to enjoy French toast if that sudden urge strikes but you don’t have a loaf of stale bread sitting on your counter. Slice the bread into thick slices (or leave your bread slices whole if they’re pre-cut) and place on a wire rack. Bake in a preheated oven at 300°F for 8 minutes. Okay, that’s not my own trick. It comes from Cook’s Illustrated, but I’ve used it before, and it works, and now I’m telling you about it. I still recommend using a hearty, rustic bread – no thin sandwich bread allowed in French toast land. Once you get your bread sorted, you just need a few ingredients to make this simple vegan french toast, emphasis on the world simple. You’ll need some plant-based milk-I used Oatly oat milk because it’s super creamy and makes for a creamy custard, as is required for any good French toast. I then add chickpea flour because, along with the nutritional yeast, it gives the custard a subtle “eggy” flavor that’s reminiscent of traditional egg-based French toast. You can find chickpea flour or garbanzo bean flour at well-stocked grocery stores, online, or at Middle Eastern and South Asian markets (it might be called besan flour). If you can’t find chickpea flour, feel free to substitute your flour of choice—whole wheat, all-purpose, spelt, gluten-free flour, etc. I like to serve this simple vegan French toast with berry compote or stewed berries to make it feel a little more special and elegant, but pure maple syrup always gets the job done. I hope you enjoy this easy vegan French toast recipe!
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